My first Personal Pivotal Need (PPN) is Spiritual Growth. As a small business owner and church pastor I am very aware that I can not lead others to grow unless I am growing myself.

The Master Key System states:

“Science goes a little way in its search and stops. Science finds the ever-present Eternal Energy, but Religion finds the Power behind this energy and locates it within man. But this is by no means a new discovery; the Bible says exactly the same thing, and the language is just as plain and convincing: “Know ye not that ye are the temple of the living God?” Here, then, is the secret of the wonderful creative power of the “World Within.”

Charles Haanel, The Master Key System, Part 4:19.

The most important way I will spiritually grow is to keep my spirit in sync with the Holy Spirit, and agreeing the Holy Spirit is within me. I like this version of 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NIV) – “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?”

So how do I keep my spirit in sync with the Holy Spirit within me? For me, the answer is to be still, focus on God, and listen. The Master Key System also states, with my addition of [God]:

“The Universal [God] cannot express through you as long as you are busy with your plans, your own purposes; quiet the senses, seek inspiration, focus the mental activity on the within, dwell in the consciousness of your unity with Omnipotence [God]. “Still water runs deep;” contemplate the multitudinous opportunities to which you have spiritual access by the Omnipresence [God] of power.”

Charles Haanel, The Master Key System, Part 4:22.

I know from experience being still produces wonderful inspiration from the Holy Spirit. I can be still for 15 minutes. I can begin my day like this. The challenge is 15 minutes a day is not enough for me. I can get so caught up in the busyness of all the stuff, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the things there are to do each day, and get stuck.

The Master Key System says this better than I can:

“Over-work or over-play or over-bodily activity of any kind produces conditions of mental apathy and stagnation which makes it impossible to do the more important work which results in a realization of conscious power. We should, therefore, seek the Silence [God] frequently. Power comes through repose; it is in the Silence that we can be still, and when we are still, we can think, and thought is the secret of all attainment.”

Charles Haanel, The Master Key System, Part 4:25.

This is a great lesson for my Personal Pivotal Need (PPN) of Spiritual Growth. Be still and seek God. Not just as a morning routine. Frequently. From this week forward, I will remind myself – do it now – do it now – do it now.